In partnership with Forests Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Invasive Species Centre, our 2025 Ontario Forest Health review took place on Thursday, October 23 in Barrie, Ontario.
This annual event brings together forest resource managers, foresters, ecologists, conservation authorities, pest management companies, academics, municipalities, and others interested in forest resource management.
Covering important topics about the current state of Ontario's forests, the event highlights the latest information on forest health conditions, forest invasive pests, current and upcoming forest pest management programs, and the current year’s research results.
This year’s event included the following topics and speakers:
- Ministry of Natural Resources Major Forest Disturbances Speaker: Dan Rowlinson, Ministry of Natural Resources
- CFIA Forest Health Projects Speaker: Julie Holmes, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Ministry of Natural Resources Forest Health Research Update Speaker: Sharon Reed, Ministry of Natural Resources
- Change and Evolution in Canada's Plant Hardiness Zones: And connections to forest health Speaker: Dan McKenney, Natural Resources Canada
- Supporting Healthy Forests Speaker: Allison Winmill, Lallemand Plant Care
- Early Detection and Implementation of Forest Pest and Pathogens Speaker: Lee Merrill, Credit Valley Conservation
- Special Projects in the French-Severn Forest: Seed Production Area and Beech Bark Disease Speaker: Margaret Scott RPF, Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc.
Stay tuned for a recording of our most recent event. You can also view our past recordings below:
2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrcfFgUR0mU
2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyO523y2IVo
2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFtDG_vLmNs